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Annexation hearings reopen The next and perhaps final round of the annexation battle will begin April 30 The Ontario Municipal Board 0MBt annexation hearing is scheduled to reopen on that date Bill Straughan city clerk said the OMB has set aside April 30 to May 23 to continue the first hearing which closed in October ItiTT The Ontario ourt of Appeals ruled last December the hear ing should be reopcned to allow lnnisfil Township to argue forecasted population figures Not through here tlial were introduced in the original bearing lturing the 1977 hearing Itar cy McKeough then ntaiio treasurer wrote letter saying it is government policy for Bar rie to have 125000 people by 2ott and Barrie should have land for that population Prince of Wales school students held winter play day Friday and variety of games were played One of the funniest was game that saw par ticipants trying to put on two winter coats and race at the same time Examiner Photo At Medonte Mountain Ski patrollers compe ii lhe 0MB said it had to follow that policy and would not allow liiiiisfil to crossexamine the letter lnnisfil argued Barrie did not need land for t25itto by 20 The Mli granted ltairies proposed annexation of about 15000 acres from surrounding townships lnnisfil appealed the decision and the Ontario Divisional ourt ruled the first hearing was unfair The court dismiss ed the llt77 decision Itarrie appealed that courts decision last fall The ourt of Appeals decided not to reverse the decision but to rcopen the hearing and let lmiistil argue the population figures Fares highlight council tonight Bus fare increases will highlight tonights meeting of Barrie city council Last week general committee recommended to cent across the board transit fare iticrease effective March The rccommendaton will in crease fares to Fit cents for adults 35 cents for students and 25 cctits for senior citizens random survey by The Ex aminer of nine Southern tario cities showed the increase would make Barrie fares the highest petition from about it senior citizens protesting the bike was received and filed by city council ouncil is also expected to ratify the increase of rates at tltc Barrie landfill site to $2 42 per met me ion The recotiimcn latioti was passed by general committee last week Ald liiii Shirley said lhurs lay council would be squander ing $431 of taxpayers itioiiey if those rates were accepted by council He said most industries using the site should be charged per metric ton He said however Robson Lang Leathers Ltd and Barrie lann ing should only be charged per metric toti because of the extent to which they use the site Memorial held for bustruck crash victims Parents teachers clasmates and others filed reverently itito Weston church Sunday for memorial service for the four teenagers killed iii the bus tanker truck accident entral Tinted hurch was the site oi the inter denominatonal public service for the victims of the Jan 22 mishap held Hy LORI HIIZN if The Examiner MEIXWIE MttlNlAlN Every skier has aii occa sional fall on the slopes and breathes sigh of relief when he discovers hes not serious ly hurt and can pick up and start over again ltut if serious injury should occur on the slopes its good to know the anadian Ski Patrol is not far away and is ready to handle almost any emergency Saturday 34 ski patrollers from central ttntario com peted for the presidents cup at Medonte Mountain bray mg StiltTl temixratures There were teams In eluding nordic Icross country team for the first time Bringing first aid to skiers lhe pairollers were tested on their knowledge of first aid during simulated accir dent situations and their ability to bring victim to safety in toboggan during on bill sessions Mount St Louis Ski area won the first aid compeli llttll Blue Mountain placed lirst the on bill session and tisler liliill Ski luh was the overall winner and is now eligible to compete in the in tariocompetition The central oni of the tin tario division is the largest lltitt ol the tanadiaii Ski Patrol sysleiii with tiiio patrollers do Itlttl betwecn 2o illfil lhe tentral oiie includes tairie tollingwood lidltind and the surrounding lltit More than week ago about 1700 students and ti staff members of Weston ollegiate held special closed service in nictiiory of the dead students Scott tameron to Seth irubcr 17 latticia llarris t7 and Michael Hurley died when the bus they were riding collided with tanker truck carrying llotir on Highway too about it km north of Harrie The students were on ski triptolountSt Louis ltev taiion Arthur hotc ot St Philips Anglican biirch said he lost two of his own children and he told parents havcsat wfiere you ll It is possible for us to come through this tragedy with faith and hope he said lint just now we see through glassdarkly Key lttittgltts Sherwood of Weston litlliIISl church said we hope ill the wounds of this tragedy that we lllt drawn closet together Girl hit by car itiyearlold Stayiicr girl is in satisfactory condition with tiiiiltiplc iniiiries in toll ingwixid ieneral and Marine Hospital alterbemg struck by car Friday afternoon Stayiier till said liiaiii riese ltlt It Stayncr was ltlt by car drieii by Martin Iranssen of lhelpstoii She was struck litl trying to cross Highway at at Sun nidale oriiers tltl polici Jochaigesliavilieeiilaid lltiti During storms Dunlop between the Queens Street was the scene of an exciting race Hotel and Eastview Secondary School as they competed for the title of bedracing champ Saturday morning The two teams ran from Toronto Street Square and back again to Memorial with Queens Hotel winning tor the second year in row Turnout this year was poor compared to last year when nine teams participated spokesman from the hotel said the cold weather and early date for the race may have been the reason for this Examiner Photo today Innisfil cottage area Rezoning underway Tugowar There were cold hands red noses and lots of fun for more than 150 students in the kindergarten through Grade classes of Prince of Wales School Friday as some parents and Grade students helped teachers put on play day for them The students competed in events such as tugolwar special obstacle course of climbing under table pushed down in the snow and one event even got the students into second coat for few minutes Examiner Photo by Dave Burcsik Collingwood to aid vacationers in tutUre tillltooti Itesitl ciits here are preparing to help stranded winter vacationers After winter weather strand ed about Tioti visitors here for tti hours the town began working on winter emergency plan said loliii Markovich chatiibei of commerce president The emergency coiniiiitlee met last week to develop plati which Markovich hopes will he completed llitirsday Accomixlation is the first priority he said The coiiitiiittee is seeking permission to use schools and churches to house stranded skiers in said Food suppliers will be con tacted to provide food for the hungry vacationers and local womens club will help those whocaniiot afford food Many skicis iii broke by the eiid ol the weekend said laikoich lhcy hii the weekend planned oiil tothe itll iiy and it they get derailed somewhere they hayiiil got cent ltiilootltittciotiioilitlloti hesatd Snow ieiiioyal crews will con iciitiatc on plowing snow from ptiblic parking lots so the etra cars can be taken off lllt streets This will allow the plows to clcai the streets unobstructed by the parked cars central coiiiiiiuniiatioiis centre will be set tip to help co ordinate the itiiiiiiiic tllll ty and ieliic town titlltttil Snowarama raises almost $9000 The Snowaiaiiia held Sunday In aid of the Hilario Society for trippled thildreii raised just under Siiooo in pledges says John Day The figure represents about to per cent increase over 197 said Itay cochairtitan oi the event About iit riders took part in the ltiti kilometer snowmobile marathon The trail started at the ontiiiental lnii in ltarric circled up through lhelpston attd llltlll lttlilt Lake down throuin Midliiirst and back to ltarrie Alexander lhoinsoii lll lllt ltarrie areas limmy tor tttTti raised about fixation lll pledges said ltay incidents were reported along the way lI said The event is held each year to help ttiiid society etlorts in rehabilitating physically lltll lltttltlllllllitlllllllllililti liver the past four years iii iitial snowmobile niarallioiis iii itiotc tltaii lift liitiiiio com inumties have raised almost $1 million Whippet itsoii piotes sioiial wrestler ltot career ended when he was disabled in car accident founded the Ontario wide fund raising event in tin flood of telephone calls said larkmicli lhi tolliiigwood radio sta tioii tlt will broadcast ac coiiiodatioii and eiiicigency in formation during hailstorm hcsaid If theres in your future Welcome Wagon is planning Special Party for bridestube and their mothers Wednesday November 1978 Continental Inn Barrie all the Whitman 7286748 Youtttn glad you did IT IS POSSIBLI lent on new item can go towards you down payment For in torrnutlon cull Mr Jarvis 726 6805 24hour urvtco BAlttlAY The first step iii rezoning of Innisfils seasonal residential areas to shoreline residential permitting year round occupancy in traditional cottage areas is underway ltob Lemon planning co ordinator told the planning and development committee lot by lot maps of townships shoreline areas are being prepared and should be complete within the next month The maps are the first detail ed ones the township has ever had and at scale of one inch toAlttti feet he said Lemon said the maps along with detailed sttidy of the 2o mile area will be part of ma ior report prepared by Ainley and Associates the townships consultingengineers hen the report is plllllSlll public hearings will beheld for residents to discuss the propos ed amendment to the official plan The matter will then go to llt province Home Auto life Business sarjeant iv insurance lmkidlliorm Rd Donia OM Feb 1718 Barie Winter Carnival 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